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8. Lead discussion only by asking follow-up questions.
Listen and enjoy the ideas that arise. Ask follow-up questions to help participants:
- Explain themselves
- Understand another student's idea or answer
- Back up ideas from the text
- Express agreement or disagreement
- Talk directly to one another
- Pursue implications and answers
Every discussion has its own tone or flavor. Some are fast and lively, while others are more thoughtful and slow; some are more cooperative and others a little more combative; some are serious and deep, while others are light and humorous. To lead a discussion is not to force it into one or other of these kinds, but to help it become the most valuable kind it can.
Whenever people emerge from a discussion with a better understanding and deeper appreciation of the story, you can be sure that it has been a success!
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